Pledged to fight colonialism "by all means", legal or illegal, the O.S. was in effect the first nationalist body dedicated to preparing for an armed confrontation with France — now considered inevitable — and thereby it became the immediate predecessor of the F.L.N.

DEFINE: Clarifies that the Organisation Spéciale was the first Algerian nationalist body dedicated to armed confrontation, predating the F.L.N. XREF: Connects to the broader history of anti-colonial armed movements preceding national liberation fronts in Algeria and elsewhere.

Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Alge…, loc. 225